Education
Born in Tartu, he attended the University of Tartu, where he received the Doctor of Philosophy equivalent in 1955 and a senior research doctorate in 1972.
Astronomer astrophysicist physicist university professor
Born in Tartu, he attended the University of Tartu, where he received the Doctor of Philosophy equivalent in 1955 and a senior research doctorate in 1972.
From 1952, he has worked as a scientist at the Tartu Observatory (1977–1998) Head of the Department of Cosmology. In 1992-1995, he was Professor of Cosmology at the University of Tartu. Foreign a long time, he was Head of the Division of Astronomy and Physics of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Tallinn.
1947 Tartu Secondary School Number.
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1952 University of Tartu
1955 Candidate.Sc. in physics and mathematics
1972 Doctor of Science in physics and mathematics
1992 Professor
The asteroid 11577 Einasto, discovered in 1994, is named in his honour.
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1991 Member of Academia Europaea
1994 Member of the Royal British Society of Astronomy.